What'd I Miss

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1789, how does the bastard orphan, immigrant decorated war vet

Unite the colonies through more debt?

Fight the other founding fathers 'til he has to forfeit

Have it all, lose it all, you ready for more yet?

Treasury secretary, Washington's the president

Every American experiment sets a precedent

Not so fast, someone came along to resist him

Pissed him off until we had a two-party system

You haven't met him yet, you haven't had the chance

'Cause he's been kickin' ass as the ambassador to France

But someone's gotta keep the American promise

You simply must meet Thomas, Thomas!

Thomas Jefferson's coming home

(Thomas Jefferson's coming home)

Thomas Jefferson's coming home

(Thomas Jefferson's coming home)

Thomas Jefferson's coming home

Lord, he's been off in Paris for so long

Ah-ooh

Ah-ooh

France is following us to revolution, there is no more status quo

But the sun comes up, and the world still spins (ah-ooh)

I helped Lafayette draft a declaration, then I said, "I gotta go"

I gotta be in Monticello, now the work at home begins (ah-ooh)

So what did I miss? What did I miss?

Hmm, Virginia, my home sweet home, I wanna give you a kiss, muah

I've been in Paris, meeting lots of different ladies

I guess I basically missed the late 80's

I travelled the wide, wide world and came back to this (ah-ooh)

There's a letter on my desk from the president

Haven't even put my bags down yet

Sally, be a lamb, darlin', won't ya open it?

It says the president's assembling a cabinet

And that I am to be the Secretary of State, great

And that I'm already senate-approved

I just got home, and now I'm headed up to New York

Headin' to New York, headin' to New York

Lookin' at the rolling fields, I can't believe that we are free

Ready to face whatever's awaiting me in NYC

But who's waitin' for me when I step in the place?

My friend James Madison, red in the face

He grabs my arm and I respond, "What's goin' on?" (Ah-ooh)

Thomas, we are engaged in a battle for our nation's very soul

Can you get us out of the mess we're in? (Ah-ooh!)

Hamilton's new financial plan is nothing less than government control

I've been fighting for the South alone

Where have you been? Uh, France (ah-ooh)

We have to win

Well, what did I miss? (Wha-wha-what'd I miss?)

What'd I miss? (I've come home to this)

Headfirst into a political abyss (headfirst into the abyss)

I have my first cabinet meeting today (chip-a-pow)

I guess I better think of something to say

I'm already on my way to get to the bottom of this

(What did I miss? Ah)

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

Mr. Jefferson Alexander Hamilton

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home

Mr. Jefferson, welcome home, sir, you've been off in Paris for so long

So what did I miss?